Actors Lee Jong Suk and Seo In-guk, and
actress and Girls’ Generation member Yuri star in the film about the
competitive world of swimming. This is Yuri’s film debut.

The film’s opening day earnings totaled
288.11 million won (P11.71 million) with 44,704 in attendance.

For the weekly box office from Nov. 1
to 3, “Thor: The Dark World,” released on Oct. 30, dominated the ranking in
South Korea, earning 6.47 billion won (about P263 million) with 827,612 in
attendance.

It was followed by “Gravity” with 3.35
billion won (P136 million), South Korea’s “Accomplices” with 2.25 billion won
(P91.45 million), “No Breathing” with 1.32 billion won (P53.65 million) and
“Days of Wrath” with 749.53 million won (P30.46 million).

Lee Jong Suk, Seo In Guk and other
stars and crew went to Davao last August to shoot scenes for the movie.

The Davao filming was funded partly by
the country’s Department of Tourism through its Philippine Tourism Promotions
Board as part of its campaign to attract Korean tourists to Davao region.